Parker Poe's Melanie Black Dubis Joins Greater Raleigh Chamber Of Commerce Communication Committee

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  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (1888PressRelease) September 25, 2010 - Melanie Black Dubis, a partner at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, has joined the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce's Communication Committee. The Communication Committee works as an in-house, full-service agency handling a variety of communication activities, from media relations to advertising and marketing. Dubis will advise the committee on social media policies. The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce is the Triangle's largest business membership organization, made up of more than 2,500 member firms representing two-thirds of the private sector employment in Wake County.

    QUOTES:
    "In a recent presentation, I discussed the serious legal implications that can stem from improper social media usage," said Dubis. "As part of the Chamber's communication committee, I will help ensure that the committee implements effective social media tactics as part of their overall communications plan that avoid these potential legal pitfalls."

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    Melanie Dubis' LinkedIn page:
    http://www.linkedin.com/pub/melanie-dubis/4/355/64a

    DETAILS:
    - Dubis was recently appointed to the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce's Education Committee as well as the Communication Committee.

    - Dubis also serves on the board of directors for the Carolina Ballet and has been the Development Committee co-chair for the past two years. She has served on the board of Leadership America for two years; this nonprofit organization was established in 1988 to recognize and bring together women of accomplishment who have achieved success in their professions, communities and beyond.

    - For more information about the Communication Committee, visit http://www.raleighchamber.org/about_departments.aspx.

    ABOUT MELANIE BLACK DUBIS:
    Melanie Black Dubis, a partner at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, handles commercial disputes for clients in North Carolina state and federal courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and arbitration proceedings. Dubis leads the firm's Antitrust and Business Torts practice group. A Phi Beta Kappa, Dubis was a John W. Wade Scholar at Vanderbilt University Law School, earning her JD in 1995 after earning a B.A. with honors from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. While at Vanderbilt University, she was the senior student writing editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review.

    Dubis was named among North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Star in Business Litigation in 2009 and Business North Carolina magazine's "Legal Elite" Young Guns in 2007. She is the 2006 recipient of Triangle Business Journal's 40 Under 40 leadership award. Dubis serves as pro bono general counsel for Alliance of AIDS Services - Carolina, has served on the board of Leadership America and is an active member of the board of directors of the Carolina Ballet. She was named "Outstanding Volunteer Attorney" by the Wake County Volunteer Lawyers Program. For more information about Dubis, visit http://www.parkerpoe.com.

    Brittney Storm
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